Claims
- 1. A nut paste, nut butter, or nut spread composition having a total solid particle content, including water insoluble solids, and wherein the composition has a solids particle size distribution such that between about 22% and about 34% of the total solids have a particle size between 16.7 microns and 87.1 microns.
- 2. The composition of claim 1 wherein between about 25% and about 33% of the solids have a particle size between 16.7 microns and 87.1 microns.
- 3. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition has an apparent viscosity less than about 1500 centiPoise.
- 4. The composition of claim 3 wherein the composition has an apparent viscosity less than about 1200 centiPoise.
- 5. The composition of claim 4 wherein the composition has an apparent viscosity less than about 1000 centiPoise.
- 6. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition comprises from about 42% to about 60% by weight fat.
- 7. The composition of claim 6 wherein the composition comprises from about 45% to about 55% by weight fat.
- 8. The composition of claim 7 wherein the composition comprises from about 48% to about 52% by weight fat.
- 9. The composition of claim 1 wherein the particle size distribution of the water insoluble particles is such that between about 22% and about 34% of the water insoluble particles have a particle size between 16.7 microns and 87.1 microns.
- 10. The composition of claim 1 wherein the particle size distribution of the water insoluble particles is such that between about 25% and about 33% of the water insoluble particles have a particle size between 16.7 microns and 87.1 microns.
- 11. A method of preparing a nut butter or nut spread composition, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a first nut butter or nut spread comprising solids having a mono-modal particle size distribution;
- providing a second nut butter or nut spread composition having a multi-modal particle size distribution; and
- blending the first and second compositions to provide a third nut butter or nut spread composition.
- 12. The method of claim 11 wherein the step of providing the first composition comprises providing a nut butter or nut spread composition having a mono-modal particle size distribution wherein about 25% or less of the total solid particles have a particle size between 16.7 microns and 87.1 microns.
- 13. The method of claim 12 wherein the step of providing the second composition comprises providing a nut butter or nut spread composition having a multi-modal particle size distribution wherein about 25% or more of the total solid particles have a particle size between 16.7 microns and 87.1 microns.
- 14. The method of claim 11 wherein the step of blending the first composition and the second composition comprises forming a blend of about 15% to about 95% by weight of the first composition.
- 15. The method of claim 14 wherein the step of blending the first composition and the second composition comprises forming a blend of about 40% to about 80% by weight of the first composition.
- 16. The method of claim 15 wherein the step of blending the first composition and the second composition comprises forming a blend of about 55% to about 75% by weight of the first composition.
- 17. The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of shearing the blend of the first and second compositions to provide the third composition.
- 18. The method of claim 17 wherein the step of shearing the blend comprises shearing the blend to provide the third composition with a viscosity of less than about 1500 centiPoise.
- 19. The method of claim 18 wherein the step of shearing the blend comprises shearing the blend to provide the third composition with a viscosity of less than about 1200 centiPoise.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/089,368, filed Jun. 15, 1998.
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